House debates

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Constituency Statements

Centrelink(1 speech) Thousands of Centrelink customers have been under attack from this government as a result of failures of the incompetent human services ministry and the disastrous oversight of Centrelink's...

Goldstein Electorate: Sporting Achievements(1 speech) It is a great pleasure to get up and recognise Goldstein's outstanding young sporting achievers. Gavin Bircher, the captain of the under-18 Victorian state ice hockey team, last week returned...

Climate Change(3 speeches) I rise to draw attention to the impact the recent heatwave has had on my electorate of Lindsay. As many members would well know, New South Wales has been on the receiving end of an extraordinary...

Moncrieff Electorate: Australia Day Awards(1 speech) I rise to talk about a few special community members from my electorate who were honoured recently on Australia Day. On 26 January each year, we celebrate what it means to be an Aussie and are...

Brierley, Mr Saroo(1 speech) I congratulate everybody involved in the movie Lion. Lion is a remarkable, moving story about one of my constituents—Saroo Brierley—and his journey. It is based on his novel, A Long...

New South Wales Government(1 speech) Last month one of my local state members of parliament, Jillian Skinner, announced her intention to resign from the New South Wales parliament, following 23 years of incredible service to the...

Blair Electorate: Mobile Phone Services(1 speech) In October last year in this place, I talked about the unacceptable state of telecommunications in rural parts of my electorate. I would like to say that mobile phone coverage is better, but I...

Robertson Electorate: Telecommunications(1 speech) I rise to update the House on one of our key election commitments, to deliver continuous mobile coverage on trains from Wyong to Hornsby and wi-fi at the train stations. It is estimated that...

Community Legal Centres(1 speech) Before we reconvened in this place, over summer I had the great privilege of meeting with consumer credit community legal centres all across the country. I was incredibly impressed and struck by...

Logan Health Justice Partnership(1 speech) I would like to take this opportunity to talk about a terrific initiative of the Commonwealth government to improve support to women and families affected by domestic violence. I recently...

Community Legal Centres(2 speeches) It would be difficult to find anyone in this place who does not consider that it is a basic tenet of our democracy that justice is a fundamental right. When I reflect on this, I am reminded of a...

Law Enforcement(1 speech) Can I say thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker Vamvakinou, for your role in and your bipartisan approach to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration as the deputy chair. Melbourne is a fantastic...

Australian Defence Force(1 speech) Today, 75 years ago, 21 Australian Army nurses in the prime of their lives were shot to death by Japanese soldiers on Radji Beach, Bangka Island. Today, we remember and honour their sacrifice in...

Oxley Electorate: Centenary of Anzac(1 speech) Today, I am excited to formally announce in the parliament a new initiative in my electorate: the inaugural Oxley electorate Spirit of Anzac Award. This will be a new competition open to students...

Fall of Singapore: 75th Anniversary(1 speech) Yesterday marked the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in 1942. The fall of Singapore was one of the worst military defeats in the history of the British Empire. Singapore was meant to be...

Higher Education, Centrelink, Pensions and Benefits(2 speeches) Next week, tens of thousands of students will be heading off to university for the very first time as O-week kicks off. They will be starting a journey that will change their lives and, we hope...

Calare Electorate: Roads(1 speech) I wish to update the House on one of the holy grails of unfinished road projects in Central Western New South Wales. I speak, of course, of the crossing at Dixons Long Point, a project...

Canberra Electorate: Norfolk Island(1 speech) Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of spending a week on Norfolk Island, which is in my electorate. I held a day of constituent meetings and got an update from a range of Commonwealth...

New South Wales: Bushfires(2 speeches) On Sunday, earlier this week, there was a catastrophic fire event, probably not seen before in New South Wales. It was a perfect combination of 50 days of unrelenting heat, following a very mild...